Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/08/2022

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Jul 08, 2022
The Friday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Tampa Bay Rays visit Cincinnati to play the Reds at 6:40 PM ET. Shane McClanahan takes the ball for the Rays to pitch against Luis Castillo of the Reds. Tampa Bay is a -155 money line road favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Los Angeles Angels play at Baltimore to play the Orioles at 7:05 PM ET. The Angels turn to Reid Detmers as their starting pitcher against the Orioles’ Tyler Wells. Both teams are priced as a -110 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 PM ET. New York is at home against Miami ,with Chris Bassitt pitching for the Mets against Pablo Lopez on the hill for the Marlins. The Mets are a -165 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. New York plays at Boston with the Yankees pitching Nestor Cortes against the Res Sox’s Connor Seabold. The Yankees are a -155 money line road favorite at Caesar’s with an over/under of 9.5. 

The Atlanta Braves are at home against the Washington Nationals at 7:20 PM ET. Charlie Morton takes the mound for the Braves to duel against Erick Fedde of the Nationals. Atlanta is a -280 money line favorite with a total of 9. The Minnesota Twins visit Texas to play the Rangers at 8:05 PM ET. The Twins turn to Sonny Gray in their starting rotation to pitch against the Rangers’ Jon Gray. Minnesota is a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 8:10 PM ET. Chicago is at home against Detroit with Lucas Giolito pitching for the White Sox against Tarik Skubal of the Tigers. The White Sox are a -165 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Milwaukee hosts Pittsburgh, with the Brewers turning to Aaron Ashby on the mound to pitch against the Pirates’ J.T. Brubaker. The Brewers are a -215 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Kansas City plays at home against Cleveland with Brady Singer pitching for the Royals against Aaron Civale of the Guardians. The Royals are a -115 money line favorite with a total of 9. 

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies at 8:15 PM ET. Adam Wainwright takes the mound for the Cardinals against Zack Wheeler of the Phillies. St. Louis is a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Three more MLB games begin at 9:40 PM ET. Arizona is at home against Colorado, with the Diamondbacks pitching Zac Gallen against the Rockies’ Chad Kohl. The Diamondbacks are a -165 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. Houston travels to Oakland with Jose Urquidy pitching for the Astros against Paul Blackburn of the A’s. The San Francisco Giants visit San Diego to play the Padres. Blake Snell pitches for the Padres against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Giants. 

Two MLB games conclude the card at 10:10 PM ET. Toronto plays at Seattle with the Blue Jays pitching Ross Stripling against the Mariners’ George Kirby. Los Angeles is at home against Chicago, with Tyler Anderson pitching for the Dodgers against the Cubs’ Keegan Thompson. The Dodgers are a -225 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Week 5 of the Canadian Football League continues with the Saskatchewan Roughriders hosting the Ottawa Redblacks on ESPN News at 9:30 PM ET. The Roughriders won for the third time in their first four games with their 41-20 win against Montreal as a 4.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Redblacks are winless in three games this year after their 34-31 loss to British Columbia as a 1.5-point underdog on Thursday. Saskatchewan is a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 44.5.

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